Sutta Piṭaka
Dantikātherīgāthā
Dantikātherīgāthā
“Divāvihārā nikkhamma, gijjhakūṭamhi pabbate; Nāgaṁ ogāhamuttiṇṇaṁ, nadītīramhi addasaṁ.
Dantikā
Leaving my day’s meditation on Vulture’s Peak Mountain, I saw an elephant on the riverbank having just come up from his bath.
Puriso aṅkusamādāya, ‘dehi pādan’ti yācati; Nāgo pasārayī pādaṁ, puriso nāgamāruhi.
A man, taking a pole with a hook, asked the elephant, “Give me your foot.” The elephant presented his foot, and the man mounted him.
Disvā adantaṁ damitaṁ, manussānaṁ vasaṁ gataṁ; Tato cittaṁ samādhesiṁ, khalu tāya vanaṁ gatā”ti.
Seeing a wild beast so tamed, submitting to human control, my mind became serene: that is why I’ve gone to the forest!